The Wisdom Of Kevin Kelley

One of my d.school colleagues (the fabulous Lisa Kay Solomon) shared this exceptional list of 68 pieces of unsolicited advice from WIRED founder Kevin Kelley. He composed the list in honor of his 68th birthday. 

Here's one of my favorites: 

"Separate the processes of creation from improving. You can’t write and edit, or sculpt and polish, or make and analyze at the same time. If you do, the editor stops the creator. While you invent, don’t select. While you sketch, don’t inspect. While you write the first draft, don’t reflect. At the start, the creator mind must be unleashed from judgement."

Short-circuiting the tendency to self-censor is one of the prime directives of any creative endeavor. I’m curious: how do you do it? How do you get past the judge? IMHO daily practice - such as flipping one problem is the only way to do it. 

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